成功不一定是要在另一個領域獨闢蹊徑，而是要把同樣的事情做得*加出色。本書的創作和出版意義正在於此。作者是一位在中國教了十多年英語的美國人，他基於自己的切身體會和教學經驗，告知讀者以怎樣的方法和技巧學習英語口語纔*有效。我們相信它會是大家的良師益友，並給大家帶來全新的學習感受！

You are holding in your hand a book that will most likely change the way you think about learning and speaking English.The fact that you bought this book is proof you really want to improve your spoken English.You have studied English under many different teachers,probably all very skilled.You have taken English exams.You've studied with lots of English textbooks,but you are not satisfied with your present ability to communicate in English.Nowyou have chosen to read a book that will take you beyond classroom and textbook study,intothe real world of freely speaking English. Although I've taught Oral English classes for more than twelve years,I prefer to call them byanother name.I like to refer to those classes,and the topic of this book,as EnglishCommunication.Why do we study a foreign language? For that matter,why do we even learnour own mother language? ls it not for the purpose of communicating with other people? Whatabout English? People all over the world are learning English so they can communicate with people fromEnglish speaking countries.They also study Engtish to talk with non-native English speakers fromother nations who have learned to speak English.The purpose of language is communication.Therefore,in this book sometimes the words Oral English or Spoken English are replaced withEnglish Communication.That's why we learn language to communicate with people. Lots of people in China study English.Far less people can actually communicate well in thislanguage.Some are satisfied with high exam scores.Others just want to pass their Englishclasses so they can move on to other courses.Many people are only interested in being able toread English,especially if they have to read English instructions for their jobs or understandEnglish on the computer.These are all good reasons to study English,but the contents of thisbook are designed for people like you: People who are not satisfied with just passing examsand reading,people who are eager to go out and really commuhicate with this language. You are reading this book,instead of just studying another textbook: This shows that you arenow ready to take the next step toward successful English commuhication.Fluentcommunication takes more than just studying.It takes action.It requires taking the actions youare preparing to read about in the following chapters. The methods for improving your English communication skills in this book are notcomplicated.They are not meant to be complicated because the best ways to improve oralEnglish are not complicated.In fact,most of this book is written in very simple English.There's no need to make your training any more complex than it needs to be.I often tell mystudents,Spoken English is not complicated,but it isn't easy either.It's simple,but hardwork.It does require self-discipline but it doesn't have to be so complex that nobody canfigure out what it means. In my experience teaching English in China,I have found that some of the worst Englishspeakers were also the most complex ones.I've tried to make them understand that simple isbetter,but they are not willing to listen.They have believed for years that complicated is morescholarly.Sadly,those students will never be good English communicators.They are theones who will just read a few chapters of this book,then throw it aside and proudly say,This book is too simple.They will go back to their complicated scholarly books andcontinue becoming worse and worse at speaking natural English. On the other hand,there are wise people,like you,who will see the simplicity of this bookand honestly say,Maybe this foreigner really does know what he is talking about.I'll give ita try.These people may or may not already be good at speaking English,but they have abright future of fluently and freely communicating in English.They don't care if proud peoplelook down on them for their simple approach.They are not worried about higher exam scoresof their classmates.They are willing to try the methods in this book,and,while the others arejust becoming more complicated,they will become the best English communicators in China.- or,where ever in the world they want to go. As you read this handy guide,I hope you will feel my heart.I hope you will realize.th:at Ilove China and Chinese people.I really want you to succeed.The whole world is speakingEnglish today,and I want you,my Chinese friend,to be one of the best of those English.speakers.I want you to go out and communicate freely with the rest of the world.I wantYOU to be able to effectively use English in your job.Whether you go abroad or make friendswith intemational visitors in China,I want YOUR English conversations to be fluent andnatural.As you read this book and try these methods,I invite YOU to join me in the great adventure of the real world of English communication!

Preface　前言
Introduction　內容簡介
About the author　作者簡介
Chapert 1 I Love English我熱愛英語
　l Loving English does not guarantee Success熱愛英語並不見得就能成功
　2 What is love?什麼是愛?
　3 Leam to love English before you learn English在學習英語之前學會愛英語
　4 Interesting activities can help you love English有趣的活動能夠幫助你愛上英語
　5 Bored to death with English對英語厭煩得要死
Chapert 2　My English is poor我的英語不好
　1 Exam scores don’t tell US everything考試成績無法代表全部
　2 My English is too poor for going abroad我的英語差到不足以出國
　3 Poor Enghsh is hard to love不好的英語是難以愛上的
　4 I need mole vocabulary!我需要*多的詞彙!
　5 How to understand your foreign teacher如何聽懂你的外教說的話
　6 Summary小結
Chapert 3　Passive Active Learning消極學習與積極學習
　1　Reading&listening VS．Writing and speaking讀與聽VS．寫與說
　2 Study and learn study與learn
　3 Leaming styles學習方式
　4 Vocabulary～How can I remember all those words？單詞——我如何記住所有這些單詞呢?
　5 Cheating on exams考場作弊
　6 Summary小結
Chapter 4 Grammar Check語法檢查
1 Common grammar mistakes in America在美國常見的語法錯誤
2 Common grammar mistakes in China在中國常見的語法錯誤
3 Verb tense動詞時態
4 Yes means yes!“Yes”就是“是”!
5 Foreigners area’t always the best helpers外國人並不都是*好的幫手
6 You must be willing to help each other樂於互相幫助
7 A last word about grammar關於語法的*後一些內容
Chapter 5 If You Can Say It in Chinese，You Can Say It in English如果你能用漢語說，那麼你也能用英語說
l Talk about the weather談論天氣．
2 Talk about what you like to do談論你喜歡做的事
3 Talk about your country談論你的**
4 Record your conversations記錄你們的談話
5 I can communicate my meaning clearly in Chinese，but not in English我可以很清楚地用漢語表達出我的本意，但是用英語就不行了
6 Technical English技術英語
7 What do you talk about?你們談論什麼內容?
8 Summary小結
Chapter 6 Practice Makes Perfect—Not!熟能生巧?不!
1 Diligent freshmen students勤奮的新生
2 Simplify!簡單化!
Chapter 7 Flow River Flow!讓英語流利起來!
1 Unplugging your fiver清理你的河流
2 The most natural way to learn English學習英語*自然的方式
3 Natural learning for adults成人學習英語的自然方式
Chapter 8 I Don’t Like to Speak EnglIish with Chinese People我不喜歡跟中國人說英語
1 Why should I speak English with people who are not native English speakers?我為什麼要跟那些母語不是英語的人說英語?
2 Opportunities to speak English are everywhere練習口語的機會到處都有
3 Getting started從現在開始
4 Host an English comer主持一個英語角
5 English club英語俱樂部
6 Summary小結
Chapter 9 Dynamic Methods for Boosting Your English Ability迅速提高英語能力的動態方法
1 Some practical methods一些可操作的方法
2 Methods for practicing English with your Chinese friends與你的中國朋友練習英語的方法
3 Summary小結
Chapter 10 Think in English用英語思考
l Bypass the middle man跳過中間人
2 Twenty—four hour English每時每刻的英語．
3 If you go abroad如果出國
4 Hiring a tutor聘請家教
5 Success at last!*終成功!
6 Summary小結
Chapter 11 Culture and Language文化和語言
l Culture is important文化很重要
2 Stop calling me a foreigner!不要叫我外國人!
3 Humor and culture幽默和文化
4 Sometimes culture determines WHEN we say sometlling有時文化決定了我們何時說什麼
5 Cultural influence on what we talk about文化影響我們談論什麼
6 Other examples of culturally influenced vocabulary文化影響詞彙的其他例子
7 Questions&answers are cultural問和答是一種文化
8 Communication through actions is cultural通過行為溝通是一種文化
9 Global culture**文化
10 Summary小結
Chapter 12 Yes You Can!你能做到!
1 Put your BUT in the right place將“但是”用在正確的地方
2 I can’t understand foreigners when they talk!我聽不懂外國人的講話1
3 How to start a conversation with a“foreigner”如何與“外國人”開始交談
4 Going abroad出國
5 Contradiction矛盾
6 Benefits of practicing with native speakers與英語為母語的人練習英語的好處
7 Benefits of practicing with chinese people與中國人練習英語的好處
8 Building a strong pyramid of rapid improvement構建快速提高英語的堅固金字塔
Appendix 1 Grammar Error Correction Drill語法錯誤修正練習
Appendix 2 Useful References&Resources有用資源
Appendix 3 Everyday Vocabulary for Common Topics常見話題詞彙
Appendix 4 Interviews about Improving Spoken English有關提高英語口語的訪談